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In Case of an Emergency

Emergency Starting

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

1. For vehicle equipped with the engine 

cover, remove the engine cover.

2. Remove the battery cover from its front 

side.

3. Make sure the booster battery is 12 V 

and that its negative terminal is 
grounded.

4. If the booster battery is in another 

vehicle, don

’

t allow the vehicles to 

touch. Turn off the engine of the 
vehicle with the booster battery and all 
unnecessary electrical loads in both 
vehicles.

5. Connect the jumper cables in the exact 

sequence as in the illustration.

•

Connect one end of a cable to the 
positive terminal on the discharged 
battery (1).

•

Attach the other end to the positive 
terminal on the booster battery (2).

•

Connect one end of the other cable 
to the negative terminal of the 
booster battery (3).

•

Connect the other end to a solid, 
stationary, exposed metallic point 
(for example, the right hand side 
engine mounting bolt) away from 
the discharged battery (4).

Connect cables in numerical order and disconnect in reverse order.

Jumper cables

Discharged
battery

Booster battery

Battery cover

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